Sequence comparison of the chromosomal regions encompassing the internalin C genes (inlC) of Listeria monocytogenes and L. ivanovii

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 186-197

  Engelbrecht, F ^a   Dickneite, C ^a   Lampidis, R ^a   Gotz M ^a   DasGupta, U ^a,b   Goebel, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

i inlDC locus; Internalin multigene family; Leucine rich repeat (LRR) proteins; Listeria virulence; PrfA dependent regulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; INITIATION FACTOR; PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA IVANOVII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031909356     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050638     Document Type: Article

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